Early palliative interventions for improving outcomes in people with a primary malignant brain tumour and their carers
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DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd013440
Abstract: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the evidence base for early palliative care interventions, including referral to specialist palliative care services for improving outcomes in… read more here.
Keywords: outcomes people; brain tumour; tumour carers; improving outcomes ... See more keywords
Metabolite selection for machine learning in childhood brain tumour classification.
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DOI: 10.1002/nbm.4673
Abstract: MRS can provide high accuracy in the diagnosis of childhood brain tumours when combined with machine learning. A feature selection method such as principal component analysis is commonly used to reduce the dimensionality of metabolite… read more here.
Keywords: childhood brain; brain tumour; classification; tumour classification ... See more keywords
Supporting families through paediatric brain tumour: Unmet needs and suggestions for change.
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DOI: 10.1002/pon.6136
Abstract: OBJECTIVE From diagnosis and beyond, a paediatric brain tumour and its treatment impact the child and their family in a myriad of ways. While it is considered best practice to offer ongoing psychosocial support for… read more here.
Keywords: family; brain; brain tumour; paediatric brain ... See more keywords
Comparison of intraoperative and post-operative 3-T MRI performed at 24–72 h following brain tumour resection in children
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DOI: 10.1007/s00234-021-02671-5
Abstract: Intraoperative MRI (ioMRI) is a valuable tool aiding paediatric brain tumour resection. There is no published evidence comparing the effectiveness of the final intraoperative MRI and early post-operative (24–72 h) MRI as baseline scans following… read more here.
Keywords: brain tumour; iomri; post operative; post ... See more keywords
Modified local ternary patterns technique for brain tumour segmentation and volume estimation from MRI multi-sequence scans with GPU CUDA machine
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bbe.2019.02.002
Abstract: Abstract The proposed work develops a rapid and automatic method for brain tumour detection and segmentation using multi-sequence magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) datasets available from BraTS. The proposed method consists of three phases: tumourous slice… read more here.
Keywords: ternary patterns; method; volume estimation; local ternary ... See more keywords
Supervised Learning based Multimodal MRI Brain Tumour Segmentation using Texture Features from Supervoxels#
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2018.01.003
Abstract: BACKGROUND Accurate segmentation of brain tumour in magnetic resonance images (MRI) is a difficult task due to various tumour types. Using information and features from multimodal MRI including structural MRI and isotropic (p) and anisotropic… read more here.
Keywords: multimodal mri; segmentation; brain; brain tumour ... See more keywords
Machine learning based brain tumour segmentation on limited data using local texture and abnormality
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DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2018.05.005
Abstract: Brain tumour segmentation in medical images is a very challenging task due to the large variety in tumour shape, position, appearance, scanning modalities and scanning parameters. Most existing segmentation algorithms use information from four different… read more here.
Keywords: segmentation; brain tumour; texture abnormality; tumour segmentation ... See more keywords
Objective neurocognitive functioning and neurocognitive complaints in patients with high-grade glioma: Evidence of cognitive awareness from the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer brain tumour clinical trials.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2020.10.040
Abstract: BACKGROUND Neurocognitively impaired patients with brain tumour are presumed to have reduced cognitive awareness preventing them from adequately valuing and reporting their own functioning, for instance, when providing patient-reported outcomes (PROs) such as health-related quality… read more here.
Keywords: functioning; objective neurocognitive; brain tumour; cognitive awareness ... See more keywords
A novel enhanced softmax loss function for brain tumour detection using deep learning
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2019.108520
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIM in deep learning, the sigmoid function is unsuccessfully used for the multiclass classification of the brain tumour due to its limit of binary classification. This study aims to increase the classification accuracy… read more here.
Keywords: classification; brain tumour; time; deep learning ... See more keywords
Advance care planning in brain tumour survivors: A prospective study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.664
Abstract: Introduction/Background ACP is the process of planning of planning for future healthcare to guide clinical decision making when one is unable to communicate decisions due to lack of capacity. This study explored the perspectives of… read more here.
Keywords: care; acp; brain tumour; study ... See more keywords
Dual roles of tumour cells-derived matrix metalloproteinase 2 on brain tumour growth and invasion
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DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2017.362
Abstract: Background:A previous study on a murine astrocytoma cell-line ALTS1C1 showed a highly invasive pattern similar to clinical anaplastic astrocytoma in vivo. This cell-line also expressed a high level of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2). This study… read more here.
Keywords: roles tumour; tumour growth; brain tumour; matrix metalloproteinase ... See more keywords